UPDATE: Eagles Sign CB Leodis McKelvin

Free agent corner Leodis McKelvin is visiting with the team today and Ian Rapppopopopopopoprt thinks a deal could be imminent.

Let’s get to know him.

McKelvin was drafted 11th overall in 2008 by the Bills. In his eight year career, all with Buffalo, McKelvin has 13 interceptions, 317 combined tackles, one interception return for a TD (in 2008), and four return touchdowns (three punt, one kickoff). He landed on Pro Football Focus’ second team All NFL in 2012 and was named first team All NFL in 2008 by the Sporting News. He caught the injury bug and hasn’t played a full season since 2011, but averaged about 12 games per season since. SB Nation’s Baltimore Ravens site hyped up his potential signing an “Ozzie Newsome type” and said, although he’s already 30, he “brings speed and playmaking ability to the table.” Baltimore Beatdown also thinks he can play the outside, slot, and could “potentially excel” when big plays are needed. Rotoworld had McKelvin ranked around average for most of his playing time last year, before playing a handful of above average games to end the season.

But above all that, he seems to acknowledge his mistakes. According to his Wiki page, his home was once vandalized after he fumbled a kick return with a lead, 2:06 left on the clock, on the 30-yard line. That lead to the Bills losing to the Patriots on Monday Night Football. Two teenagers spray painted obscenities and “take a knee” on his house, but McKelvin didn’t press charges. At the very least, his sense of accountability puts him above Byron Maxwell.

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When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.

will just be for corner depth….hopefully. Fans may remember him from this past season when Zach Ertz ran him over for a big play in the win against the Bills. He has always been overrated IMO, but it’s good that he has familiarity with Schwartz

He ran a 4.3 40 in the combine in 09 and he ran the same time this past year in training camp. He is very fast. strong tackler. has a knack for getting to the ball and reading play actions. He is an upgrade from Maxwell.

Mckelvin gets his ankles broken a lot, but he runs a fast 40 so he’s got that going for him

black lives matterMarch 8, 2016 at 9:37 pm

They gonna need better corners if they hope to stop cam in carolina. You know.. the best player in the game hands down and we’ll on his way to being the greatest of all time by a wide margin. Ain’t nobody stoppin superman. Dab on em y’all haha.